Bridge Linking Scotia and Rio Dell Reopens

by Kimberly Wear on August 3, 2018 at 11:51AM

Press release from the city of Rio Dell: Eagle Prairie Bridge, also known as SR 283, reopened to traffic on the morning of Friday August 3rd.

After Several Arrests, Logging Protest Planned for Thursday

by Thadeus Greenson on July 30, 2018 at 3:21PM

In an interview with the Journal last week, Humboldt Redwood Co. Director of Forest Policy John Andersen said protesters have been on the land for at least a year but the company felt a need to intervene after learning recently that one of them suffered a bad burn to her leg, necessitating medical treatment. “From what I understand, they were boiling water and she stepped backward onto the pot of water,” Andersen said, adding that Humboldt Redwood Co. employees heard of the injury and went to the protest site to make sure the woman was taken to get medical care.

Huffman Applauds Allocation of $29 Million in Fisheries Disaster Relief Funds

by Thadeus Greenson on June 20, 2018 at 3:16PM

See the full press release from Huffman’s office copied below: Rep. Huffman Applauds Federal Funding for California Fishery Disasters

Huffman Visits Cannabis Farm, Hears About Concerns

by Kym Kemp on June 3, 2018 at 10:27AM

to flower early and we get in two harvests before full term,” explained Adam Rollins, the cultivator for Humboldt Sky. He said that if they used large amounts of electricity, they could get even more harvests but that this way they keep their costs down and their environmentally-friendly standards up.

Four Local Starbucks Close in Nationwide Training Effort

by Kimberly Wear on May 29, 2018 at 12:29PM

“The incident has prompted us to reflect more deeply on all forms of bias, the role of our stores in communities and our responsibility to ensure that nothing like this happens again at Starbucks,” he wrote. “The reflection has led to a long-term commitment to reform systemwide policies, while elevating inclusion and equity in all we do.”

The Redwood Coast is Lonely Planet's Best in the U.S. 2018

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on February 6, 2018 at 7:58AM

Let us revel in this victory not only by appreciating all those fine attributes, Humboldt, but by gloating over all the places we beat out. (You mad, Boise?)

Direct Flight from HumCo to LA Coming in June

by Linda Stansberry on January 8, 2018 at 9:41AM

From RREDC: UNITED AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW NONSTOP SERVICE FROM HUMBOLDT COUNTY TO LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

Korbel Sawmill to Reopen Next Month

by Linda Stansberry on November 30, 2017 at 9:45AM

The Korbel Mill, closed in February of 2015 after a century of operation, and purchased from the Green Diamond Resource Co. by the Trinity River Timber Co. in May of 2016, will fire up again Dec. 18. "It's been a journey, that's for sure," said Ken Dunn, general manager of Schmidbauer Lumber, which is the Eureka branch of the Trinity River company.

Synapsis Studio's Future up in the Air

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on September 23, 2017 at 4:05PM

While the Synapsis collective does have a second space in the St. Vincent De Paul building, Synapsis Nova, the group already had programming scheduled through the winter, including a performance of Jane Doe in Wonderland and several artists doing residencies. Castellano says Synapsis Nova doesn't have the room to take these plans on, much less to offer the artists currently using the W. Third Street location's studio spaces, as the newer location pays the bills by running a full schedule of classes.

County Warns Employees Personal Info May Have Been Compromised

by Thadeus Greenson on September 18, 2017 at 5:39PM